---
title: "The Essential by Queensrÿche"
type: "MusicAlbum"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/album/fe4123f0-a017-33c0-8fc2-3af79b1db5ce"
artist: "Queensrÿche"
year: 2006
label: "EMI-Capitol Special Markets"
---

# The Essential

**The Essential** is a compilation by Queensrÿche, released in 2006 on EMI-Capitol Special Markets.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Title | The Essential |
| Artist | Queensrÿche |
| Type | Compilation |
| Year | 2006 |
| Label | EMI-Capitol Special Markets |
| Tracks | 16 |
| Place in discography | 41 of 60 |

## Tracklist

| # | Track | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Queen of the Reich | 4:23 |
| 2 | Prophecy | 3:59 |
| 3 | Warning | 4:45 |
| 4 | Take Hold of the Flame | 4:56 |
| 5 | Walk in the Shadows | 3:35 |
| 6 | Screaming in Digital | 3:40 |
| 7 | Operation: Mindcrime | 4:47 |
| 8 | Breaking the Silence | 4:35 |
| 9 | The Needle Lies (live) | 3:12 |
| 10 | Another Rainy Night (Without You) | 4:29 |
| 11 | Empire | 5:24 |
| 12 | Silent Lucidity | 5:47 |
| 13 | Damaged | 3:59 |
| 14 | Someone Else | 4:39 |
| 15 | Real World (live) | 3:11 |
| 16 | The Lady Wore Black (live) | 5:18 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal)

## In the discography

- Previous release: [Operation: Mindcrime II (2006)](https://themetalnet.com/album/6e89c82d-0eb4-32c3-adf9-6c9b33602f77)
- Next release: [Extended Versions (2007)](https://themetalnet.com/album/30cceb60-0212-4b66-96d8-a862e444b718)

## Artist

- [Queensrÿche](https://themetalnet.com/band/queensryche)

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